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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Water Technology Acceleration Act of
2016''.
SEC. 2. INNOVATION IN CLEAN WATER STATE REVOLVING FUNDS.
(a) Innovative Water Technologies.--Section 603 of the Federal
Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1383) is amended--
(1) in subsection... | Water Technology Acceleration Act of 2016 This bill amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and the Safe Drinking Water Act to accelerate the testing, deployment, and commercialization of innovative water technologies. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)must evaluate the barriers impacting greater use of ... | Water Technology Acceleration Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Congenital Heart Futures Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Congenital heart defects are the most common and most
deadly group of birth defects and affect nearly 1 percent of
all live births, approxim... | Congenital Heart Futures Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in collaboration with appropriate congenital heart disease patient organizations and professional organiz... | To amend the Public Health Service Act to coordinate Federal congenital heart disease research efforts and to improve public education and awareness of congenital heart disease, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Arizona National Forest Improvement
Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) City.--The term ``City'' means the city of Sedona,
Arizona.
(2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of ... | Arizona National Forest Improvement Act of 1999 - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to convey: (1) specified National Forest System land and administrative sites in Arizona; and (2) sell specified land to the city of Sedona, Arizona, for construction of an effluent disposal system in Yavapai County, Arizona. | Arizona National Forest Improvement Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
The Act may be cited as the ``PLO Accountability Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Mission
office, representing the PLO, and by extension, the Palestinian
Authority, in Washington, DC, w... | PLO Accountability Act This bill expresses the sense of Congress concerning the participation of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and the Palestinian Authority (PA) in the peace process and adherence to diplomatic agreements with Israel, PA support for an International Criminal Court investigation of Israel,... | PLO Accountability Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Center for Bioengineering
Research Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Bioengineering is an interdisciplinary field that
applies physical, chemical, and mathematical sciences and
eng... | National Center for Bioengineering Research Act - Establishes a National Center for Bioengineering Research within the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to: (1) promote basic research in bioengineering; and (2) establish an office to enhance and improve coordination of bioengineering research conducted within ... | National Center for Bioengineering Research Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protect Election Systems from
Foreign Control Act''.
SEC. 2. ENSURING NO FOREIGN OWNERSHIP OR INFLUENCE ON VOTING SYSTEMS.
(a) In General.--Title III of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52
U.S.C. 21083 et seq.) is amended--
(1) by redesig... | Protect Election Systems from Foreign Control Act This bill amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require state and local governments to ensure that vendors who provide, support, or maintain any component of a voting system used in a federal election are solely owned and controlled by citizens, unless the Departm... | Protect Election Systems from Foreign Control Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Orphan Product Extensions Now
Accelerating Cures and Treatments Act of 2015''.
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF EXCLUSIVITY PERIODS FOR A DRUG APPROVED FOR A NEW
INDICATION FOR A RARE DISEASE OR CONDITION.
(a) In General.--Chapter V of the Federal Fo... | Orphan Product Extensions Now Accelerating Cures and Treatments Act of 2015 Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to extend by six months the exclusivity period for an approved drug or biological product when the product is additionally approved to prevent, di... | Orphan Product Extensions Now Accelerating Cures and Treatments Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Commission on Financial
Services Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL COMMISSION ON FINANCIAL SERVICES.
(a) Establishment.--There is established a commission to be known
as the ``National Commission on Financial Services'' (hereafter in th... | National Commission on Financial Services Act - Establishes the National Commission on Financial Services to study and report to the President and the Congress on the strengths and weaknesses of the U.S. financial service system in meeting user needs.
Authorizes appropriations. | National Commission on Financial Services Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Supporting America's Manufacturers
Act''.
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON PRESIDENTIAL DISCRETION.
Section 421 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2451) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by inserting ``any'' before ``increas... | Supporting America's Manufacturers Act - Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to require a recommendation from the International Trade Commission (ITC) before the President can impose increased duties or other import restrictions on an imported Chinese product that causes or threatens market disruption to a like U.S. product.
... | To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to provide for a limitation on presidential discretion with respect to actions to address market disruption. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``CFPB Constitutional Reform Act of
2017''.
SEC. 2. REPLACING THE DIRECTOR WITH A 5-PERSON COMMISSION.
The Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 5481 et
seq.) is amended--
(1) in section 1011--
(A) by striki... | CFPB Constitutional Reform Act of 2017 This bill amends the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to revise the leadership structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Specifically, the bill replaces the CFPB's director and deputy director with a five-person commission. | CFPB Constitutional Reform Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Lower Mississippi River National
Historic Site Study Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) the Lower Mississippi area located south of New
Orleans, Louisiana, which is known as ``Plaquemines Parish'',
h... | Lower Mississippi River National Historic Site Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, through the Director of the National Park Service (NPS), to complete a special resource study that evaluates the national significance of the Lower Mississippi River area in Louisiana and the suitability and feasibility ... | A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of designating sites in the Lower Mississippi River Area in the State of Louisiana as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Database Investment and Intellectual
Property Antipiracy Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
``Change of commercial significance'' means a change that a
reasonable user of a database would regard as affecting the quality,
quantity or value of contents... | Database Investment and Intellectual Property Antipiracy Act of 1996 - Specifies that a database is subject to this Act if it is the result of a substantial investment of human, technical, financial, or other resources in the collection, assembly, verification, organization, or presentation of the database contents and... | Database Investment and Intellectual Property Antipiracy Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Advancing Medical Resident Training
in Community Hospitals Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. MEDICARE GME TREATMENT OF HOSPITALS ESTABLISHING NEW MEDICAL
RESIDENCY TRAINING PROGRAMS AFTER HOSTING MEDICAL
RESIDENT ROTATORS FOR SHORT DURATIO... | Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act of 2016 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to revise payment rules for graduate medical education (GME) costs with respect to a hospital that establishes a new medical residency training program. With respect to a hospi... | Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Transportation Opportunity and
Accountability Act of 2011''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Public investment in the transportation system of the
United States is critical to ensuring equitable opportunities,
... | Transportation Opportunity and Accountability Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to ensure administrative compliance with title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibiting discrimination by recipients of federal transportation funding.
Allows a person aggrieved by violation of such nondiscr... | To prevent and remedy discrimination with respect to federally funded transportation projects, programs, and activities, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENT OF 1986 CODE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Renewable Energy
Incentives Act''.
(b) Amendment of 1986 Code.--Except as otherwise expressly
provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in
terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a secti... | Renewable Energy Incentives Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) make permanent the tax credit for the production of electricity from renewable resources; (2) increase the rate of such credit; (3) extend the 10 year credit period to all qualified energy facilities eligible for the credit; (4) include incremen... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend, modify, and expand the credit for electricity produced from renewable resources and waste products, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Direct Care Workforce Empowerment
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) direct care workers are the linchpin of the Nation's
paid long-term care system, providing essential care and daily
living services to mor... | Direct Care Workforce Empowerment Act - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exempt from minimum wage and maximum hour requirements any employee employed on a casual basis in domestic service employment to provide companionship services for individuals who because of disability (or because of age or infirmity... | A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act with regard to certain exemptions under that Act for direct care workers and to improve the systems for the collection and reporting of data relating to the direct care workforce, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Countering Violent Extremism Act of
2015'' or the ``CVE Act''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF THE OFFICE FOR COUNTERING VIOLENT EXTREMISM OF
THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY.
(a) In General.--Title I of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6
... | Countering Violent Extremism Act of 2015 or the CVE Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) the Office for Countering Violent Extremism, to be headed by an Assistant Secretary for Countering Violent Extremism. The Assistant Secretary ... | CVE Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Electricity Reliability Protection
Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The United States consumes over 1 billion tons of coal
annually. Most of this coal is used to meet nearly one-half of
the... | Electricity Reliability Protection Act of 2010 - Prohibits the use of funds made available to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Corps of Engineers, or the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) of the Department of the Interior to implement, administer, or enforce any policy or proced... | A bill to protect electricity reliability by prohibiting the use of funds for carrying out certain policies and procedures that adversely affect domestic coal mining operations, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Wildland
Firefighter Fairness Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Single qualification and certification system.
Sec. 3. Pe... | Wildland Firefighter Fairness Act This bill requires the Departments of the Interior and Agriculture to work with states and the Workforce Development Committee of the National Wildfire Coordinating Group to merge the Incident Qualification System and the Incident Qualification and Certification System into a single s... | Wildland Firefighter Fairness Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protection From Coercive Employment
Agreements Act''.
SEC. 2. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964.
(a) In General.--Section 704 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42
U.S.C. 2000e-3) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(c) It shall be an unlawful em... | Protection From Coercive Employment Agreements Act - Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and certain other civil rights laws to prohibit employers from requiring employees to submit employment discrimination claims to mandatory arbitration. | Protection From Coercive Employment Agreements Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``District of Columbia Financial
Efficiency Act of 2013''.
TITLE I--FISCAL AND BUDGET EFFICIENCY
SEC. 101. FISCAL YEAR FOR DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
Section 441(b) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (sec. 1-
204.41, D.C. Official Code... | District of Columbia Financial Efficiency Act of 2013 - Amends the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to authorize a change of the District of Columbia fiscal year by an Act of the D.C. Council. Appropriates, out of any moneys of the District of Columbia government not otherwise appropriated, and out of applicable corp... | District of Columbia Financial Efficiency Act of 2013 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``No Obamacare Kickbacks Act of
2015''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Section 6402(f) of the Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148) applies the civil
penalties and damages fo... | No Obamacare Kickbacks Act of 2015 Applies prohibitions against, and criminal penalties for, false statements and kickbacks in part A (General Provisions) of title XI of the Social Security Act to plans and programs established or funded under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, including qualified health p... | No Obamacare Kickbacks Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Disabled Veterans Tax Termination
Act''.
SEC. 2. CONCURRENT RECEIPT OF BOTH RETIRED PAY AND VETERANS' DISABILITY
COMPENSATION FOR MILITARY RETIREES WITH COMPENSABLE
SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITIES.
(a) Inclusion of Retirees ... | Disabled Veterans Tax Termination Act - Amends federal military retired pay provisions to: (1) permit veterans with a service-connected disability of less than 50% to claim both retired pay and disability compensation; (2) eliminate provisions requiring a phase in between January 1, 2004, and December 31, 2013, of conc... | To amend title 10, United States Code, to permit retired members of the Armed Forces who have a service-connected disability rated less than 50 percent to receive concurrent payment of both retired pay and veterans' disability compensation, to eliminate the phase-in period for concurrent receipt, to extend eligibility ... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Hunger-Free
Communities Act of 2006''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings.
Sec. 3. Definitions.
TITLE I--NA... | Hunger-Free Communities Act of 2006 - Title I: National Commitment to End Hunger - (Sec. 101) Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a study of major matters relating to the problem of hunger in the United States. Includes in such study: (1) data on hunger and food insecurity; and (2) federal, state, and local... | An act to reduce hunger in the United States, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Effective Care for the Armed Forces
and Veterans Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON COMPETITIVE SOURCING OF CERTAIN ACTIVITIES AT
MEDICAL FACILITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
... | Effective Care for the Armed Forces and Veterans Act of 2007 - Prohibits the Secretary of Defense, during a period of a U.S. major military conflict, from: (1) subjecting work performed by an employee of a Department of Defense (DOD) medical facility or an employee of a private contractor of such facility to public-pri... | A bill to improve the medical care of members of the Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting U.S. Missile Defense
Information Act of 2012''.
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON FUNDS TO PROVIDE THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION WITH
ACCESS TO MISSILE DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY.
(a) Limitation on Funds for Classified Technology and Data.--
... | Protecting U.S. Missile Defense Information Act of 2012 - Prohibits Department of Defense (DOD) funds for FY2012-FY2013 from being used to provide the Russian Federation with access to: (1) U.S. missile defense technology, including hit-to-kill technology; or (2) data that supports U.S. missile defense capabilities. Pr... | To ensure the effectiveness of the missile defense system of the United States, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Nonnative Wildlife Invasion
Prevention Act''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to establish a risk assessment process
to prevent the introduction into, and establishment in, the United
States of nonnative wildlife species that will cause or... | Nonnative Wildlife Invasion Prevention Act - Requires the Secretary of the Interior to promulgate regulations establishing a process for assessing the risk of all nonnative wildlife species proposed for importation into the United States, other than those included in a list of approved species issued under this Act. Se... | To prevent the introduction and establishment of nonnative wildlife species that negatively impact the economy, environment, or human or animal species' health, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Local Flexibility for Transit
Assistance Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) While transit ridership has increased in the face of
falling disposable income, transit agencies are being forced to
implem... | Local Flexibility for Transit Assistance Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to make urbanized area formula grants for the operating costs of equipment and facilities for use in public transportation in an urbanized area with a population over 200,000 to a designated recipient, direct recipient, or s... | To provide flexibility of certain transit functions to local entities. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Voter Opportunity To Inform
Congress Effectively (V.O.I.C.E.) on Term Limits Act of 1994''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) the right of citizens of the United States to vote is a
... | National Voter Opportunity To Inform Congress Effectively (V.O.I.C.E.) on Term Limits Act of 1994 - Requires the Clerk of the House of Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate to certify to the appropriate State election agencies for inclusion on the 1994 general election ballot in every congressional district a... | National Voter Opportunity To Inform Congress Effectively (V.O.I.C.E.) on Term Limits Act of 1994 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``United States Primary and Preventive
Health Care Corps Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. PRIMARY AND PUBLIC HEALTH SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.
Part E of title VII of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
294n et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
... | United States Primary and Preventive Health Care Corps Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish the Primary and Public Health Scholarship Program to provide scholarships to students pursuing a health professional degree, including dentistry an... | To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a Primary and Public Health Scholarship Program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Consistency, Accuracy,
Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy
Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to improve the quality and value of
health care by increasing the safety and accuracy of medical ... | Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require personnel who perform or plan the technical component of either medical imaging examinations or radiation therapy procedures for medical purposes to possess, effec... | To amend the Public Health Service Act and title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``E. Coli Eradication Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. E. COLI ERADICATION IN GROUND BEEF.
Title I of the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 601 et seq.)
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 26. E. COLI ERADICATION IN GROUND BEEF.
``(a) I... | E. Coli Eradication Act of 2009 - Amends the the Federal Meat Inspection Act to require that slaughterhouses, processing establishments, and grinding facilities perform specified tests for the presence of E. coli O157:H7 in ground beef.
Subjects imported trim, bench trim, and ground beef to the same testing requiremen... | A bill to amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act to develop an effective sampling and testing program to test for E. coli O157:H7 in boneless beef manufacturing trimmings and other raw ground beef components, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Home Health Telehealth
Access Act of 2005''.
SEC. 2. ACCESS TO TELEHEALTH SERVICES IN THE HOME.
(a) In General.--Section 1895(e) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1395fff(e)) is amended to read as follows:
``(e) Coverage of Telehealth ... | Medicare Home Health Telehealth Access Act of 2005 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to revise the current requirements for Medicare coverage of telehealth services under the prospective payment system.
Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to treat as a home health visit any tel... | To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for access to telehealth services in the home. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Responsible Arctic Energy
Development Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) Alaska is the only Arctic State in the United States;
(2) Alaska contributes 17 percent of the oil production of
the United... | Responsible Arctic Energy Development Act of 2010 - Requires the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), in collaboration with other federal agencies, to direct research and take action to improve oil spill prevention, response, and recovery in Arctic waters.
Amends the Oil Polllution Act of 1990 to re... | A bill to direct the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to institute research into the special circumstances associated with oil spill prevention and response in the Arctic waters, including assessment of impacts on Arctic marine mammals and other wildlife, marine debris research and r... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Compassionate Access Act''.
SEC. 2. AVAILABILITY OF MARIHUANA FOR MEDICAL USE.
(a) Rescheduling.--
(1) Recommendation by hhs.--Not later than 180 days after
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and
Huma... | Compassionate Access Act This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services to submit to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) a recommendation to transfer marijuana from schedule I to another controlled substances schedule. The DEA must consider the recommendation and issue a final rule to reclassify m... | Compassionate Access Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Congressional Integrity and Pension
Forfeiture Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) Members of Congress pledge to uphold the Constitution
and the laws of the United States;
(2) Members of Congre... | Congressional Integrity and Pension Forfeiture Act of 2007 - Amends federal civil service law, with respect to both the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and the Federal Employees' Retirement System (FERS), to require the Office of Personnel and Management (OPM) to prescribe regulations that deny eligibility under... | To amend title 5, United States Code, to deny retirement benefits accrued by an individual as a Member of Congress if such individual is convicted of any of certain offenses. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Community Revitalization Energy
Conservation Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Although conservation measures and energy efficiency
technologies have shown significant gains in usage over the
... | Community Revitalization Energy Conservation Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase to $3.6 billion the national limitation on the issuance of qualified energy conservation bonds.
Expands the purposes of green community programs to include the reduction of energy consumption in privately owned buildings an... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the national limitation on qualified energy conservation bonds and to clarify that certain programs constitute a qualified conservation purpose, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Rural and Urban Health Care Act of
2001''.
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION OF NONIMMIGRANT NURSES.
(a) Requirements.--Section 212(m) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(m)) is amended to read as follows:
``(m)(1) The qualificat... | Rural and Urban Health Care Act of 2001 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to: (1) revise admission requirements for nonimmigrant alien nurses, including increasing the type of qualifying employer-facilities; (2) revise related immigrant status provisions; and (3) increase the number of annual two-year foreig... | A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to the admission of nonimmigrant nurses. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Volcker Rule Regulatory
Harmonization Act''.
SEC. 2. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY UNDER THE VOLCKER RULE.
(a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 13(b) of the Bank Holding
Company Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1851(b)(2)) is amended to read as
follows:
... | Volcker Rule Regulatory Harmonization Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 to grant exclusive rulemaking authority under the Volcker Rule to the Federal Reserve Board. (Currently, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Securities and E... | Volcker Rule Regulatory Harmonization Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``International Mental Disability and
Mental Trauma Care Improvement Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to promote the capacity of recipient
nongovernmental organizations to provide appropriate mental disability
and mental trauma... | International Mental Disability and Mental Trauma Care Improvement Act of 2008 - Amends the the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize the President to award grants to nongovernmental organizations (including faith-based and community-based organizations) and individuals to: (1) provide training and technical expe... | A bill to authorize the President to award grants to improve the capacity of nongovernmental organizations and individuals in foreign countries to provide appropriate mental disability and mental trauma care training, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fair Treatment of Airline Passengers
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) United States airline traffic is increasing. The number
of domestic passengers carried by United States air carriers
has ne... | Fair Treatment of Airline Passengers Act - Requires an air carrier to: (1) disclose (without being requested), at the time a person contacts such air carrier to make a reservation or to purchase a ticket on a consistently-delayed or canceled flight reservation, the on-time performance and cancellation rate for such fli... | A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to improve the disclosure of information to airline passengers and the enforceability of airline passengers and the enforceability of airline passengers' rights under airline customer service agreements, and for other purposes. |
TITLE I--REAUTHORIZATION OF THE NATIONAL FILM PRESERVATION BOARD
SECTION 101. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ``National Film Preservation Act of
2003''.
SEC. 102. REAUTHORIZATION AND AMENDMENT.
(a) Duties of the Librarian of Congress.--Section 103 of the
National Film Preservation Act of 1996... | National Film Preservation Act of 2003 - Amends the National Film Preservation Act of 1996 to reauthorize appropriations to the Library of Congress for the National Film Preservation Board.
Directs the Librarian of Congress to: (1) coordinate the national film preservation program with other collection, preservation, ... | To reauthorize and amend the National Film Preservation Act of 1996. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Emergency Nurse Shortage Relief Act
of 1993''.
SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR PROGRAMS TO INCREASE NUMBER OF ACTIVE NURSES.
Subpart I of part A of title VIII of the Public Health Service Act
(42 U.S.C. 296k et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following
n... | Emergency Nurse Shortage Relief Act of 1993 - Amends title VIII (Nurse Education) of the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants for programs to: (1) promote nursing as a career, including promotion in public secondary schools; (2) identify and provide internship... | Emergency Nurse Shortage Relief Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Juvenile Corrections Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR VIOLENT AND CHRONIC JUVENILE FACILITIES.
(a) Grants.--The Administrator may make grants to States and units
of local government or combinations thereof to assist them in planning,
establishing, and... | Juvenile Corrections Act of 1995 - Authorizes the Administrator of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to make grants to assist States and local governments in planning, establishing, and operating secure facilities, staff-secure facilities, detention centers, and other correctional programs for violent and ser... | Juvenile Corrections Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``TIFIA 2.0 Act''.
SEC. 2. TIFIA FUNDING.
(a) In General.--Section 608 of title 23, United States Code, is
amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 608. Funding
``(a) TIFIA Revolving Fund.--
``(1) Establishment.--There is established in the Trea... | TIFIA 2.0 Act - Amends the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) to revise the Department of Transportation (DOT) TIFIA program of direct loans, loan guarantees, and credit for surface transportation projects. Establishes in the Treasury a TIFIA Revolving Fund. Requires the set-aside of up to... | TIFIA 2.0 Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Close the Revolving Door Act of
2015''.
SEC. 2. LIFETIME BAN ON MEMBERS OF CONGRESS FROM LOBBYING.
(a) In General.--Section 207(e)(1) of title 18, United States Code,
is amended to read as follows:
``(1) Members of congress.--Any person who... | Close the Revolving Door Act of 2015 This bill amends the federal criminal code to impose a lifetime ban on any former Senator, Member of the House of Representatives, or elected officer of the Senate or House of Representatives lobbying any current Member, officer, or employee of Congress or any employee of any other ... | Close the Revolving Door Act of 2015 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Independent Telecommunications
Consumer Enhancement Act of 2000''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) The Telecommunications Act of 1996 was enacted to
foster the rapid deployment of advan... | Directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), in adopting rules that apply to incumbent local exchange carriers, to separately evaluate the burden that any proposed regulatory, compliance, or reporting requirements would have on two percent carriers. Authorizes a two percent carrier to seek a waiver or reconside... | Independent Telecommunications Consumer Enhancement Act of 2000 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Children's Classroom Trust Fund
Act.''
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
The purposes of this title are--
(1) to dedicate a substantial portion of the on-budget
surplus to enhancing the education system in the nation;
(2) to promote exce... | Directs the Secretary of Education to make direct awards from the Trust Fund, based on average daily attendance, to enable local educational agencies ( LEAs) to support programs or activities appropriate for kindergarten through grade 12 students.
Requires failing LEAs to use such awards, as well as funds provided for ... | Children's Classroom Trust Fund Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ninth Circuit Court Modernization
and Twelfth Circuit Court Creation Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Former ninth circuit.--The term ``former ninth
circuit'' means the ninth judicial circuit of the United States... | Ninth Circuit Court Modernization and Twelfth Circuit Court Creation Act of 2017 This bill divides the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit into: (1) a new Ninth Circuit that consists of only California; and (2) a newly established Twelfth Circuit to be composed of Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon... | Ninth Circuit Court Modernization and Twelfth Circuit Court Creation Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Tire Efficiency, Safety, and
Registration Act of 2015'' or the ``TESR Act''.
SEC. 2. TIRE FUEL EFFICIENCY MINIMUM PERFORMANCE STANDARDS.
Section 32304A of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in the section heading, by inserting ``... | Tire Efficiency, Safety, and Registration Act of 2015 or the TESR Act This bill requires the Department of Transportation (DOT) to establish tire fuel efficiency minimum performance standards, tire registration requirements, and a tire recall database. DOT must establish: tire fuel efficiency minimum performance s... | TESR Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Imported Seafood Safety Standards
Act''.
SEC. 2. ENSURING THE SAFETY OF IMPORTED SEAFOOD.
(a) In General.--Chapter VIII of the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 381 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
``SEC. 805. SAF... | Imported Seafood Safety Standards Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit the importation of any seafood from a foreign country unless the country complies with U.S. standards for seafood manufacturing, processing, and holding. Requires an annual inspection of each foreign facility that export... | A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to ensure the safety of imported seafood. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Prison Conditions Litigation Reform
Act''.
SEC. 2. APPROPRIATE REMEDIES FOR PRISON CONDITIONS.
(a) In General.--Section 3626 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 3626. Appropriate remedies with respect to prison condit... | Prison Conditions Litigation Reform Act - Revises Federal criminal code provisions regarding remedies for prison crowding to substitute provisions regarding remedies for prison conditions.
Prohibits: (1) prospective relief in any civil action regarding prison conditions from extending further than necessary to correc... | Prison Conditions Litigation Reform Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``September 11 Survivors Student Loan
Relief Act''.
SEC. 2. CANCELLATION OF STUDENT LOAN INDEBTEDNESS FOR SURVIVORS OF
VICTIMS OF THE SEPTEMBER 11, 2001, ATTACKS.
(a) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
(1) Eligible publ... | September 11 Survivors Student Loan Relief Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to discharge or cancel the federal student loan indebtedness of spouses and parents of individuals who died (or die) or who became (or become) permanently and totally disabled from injuries suffered in the terrorist attacks on September... | To provide student loan forgiveness to the survivors of victims of the terrorist attack on September 11, 2001. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Christa McAuliffe Commemorative Coin
Act of 2016''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Christa McAuliffe was a social studies teacher at
Concord High School in Concord, New Hampshire.
(2) In 1985, Christ... | Christa McAuliffe Commemorative Coin Act of 2016 This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to mint and issue not more than 350,000 $1 silver coins in commemoration of Christa McAuliffe. The design of the coins shall bear an image of and the name of Christa McAuliffe on the obverse side and a design on the revers... | Christa McAuliffe Commemorative Coin Act of 2016 |
SECTION 1. RURAL ENERGY FOR AMERICA PROGRAM.
Section 9007 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002
(7 U.S.C. 8107) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)(2)--
(A) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``and'' at the
end;
(B) by redesignating... | Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 regarding the Rural Energy for America Program to: (1) extend the Program through FY2017, (2) make nonprofit organizations eligible for assistance, (3) make assistance available to purchase unique components of renewable energy systems, (4) create a tiered loan ... | A bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to reauthorize and improve the Rural Energy for America program. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Innovators to Entrepreneurs Act of
2018''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The National Science Foundation Innovation Corps
Program (hereinafter referred to as ``I-Corps''), created
administratively by t... | Innovators to Entrepreneurs Act of 2018 (Sec. 3) This bill amends the American Innovation and Competitiveness Act to require the National Science Foundation (NSF) to provide as an option under the Innovation Corps (I-Corps) Program participation in an I-Corps Teams course by grantees of the Small Business Innovation Re... | Innovators to Entrepreneurs Act of 2018 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ending Childhood Hunger Challenge
Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. STATE CHILDHOOD HUNGER CHALLENGE GRANTS.
The Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et
seq.) is amended by inserting after section 22 the following:
``SEC. 23. STATE CHILDH... | Ending Childhood Hunger Challenge Act of 2010 - Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to award funding competitively to states, through grants or contracts, to carry out comprehensive and innovative demonstration projects that promote the reduction or eliminat... | To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to direct the Secretary to competitively award grants to, or enter into cooperative agreements with, Governors of States to carry out comprehensive and innovative strategies to end childhood hunger, including establishing public-private partnerships and alternat... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Dignity for Incarcerated Women Act
of 2017'' or the ``Dignity Act''.
SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF PRIMARY CARETAKER PARENTS AND OTHER INDIVIDUALS IN
FEDERAL PRISONS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 303 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by add... | Dignity for Incarcerated Women Act of 2017 or the Dignity Act This bill amends the federal criminal code to establish requirements for the treatment of prisoners. It directs the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to place prisoners as close to their children as possible, provide videoconferencing free of charge, provide trauma-in... | Dignity for Incarcerated Women Act of 2017 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Newborns' and Mothers' Health
Protection and Mental Health Parity Implementation Amendments of
1996''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986 TO IMPLEMENT
THE NEWBORNS' AND MOTHERS' HEALTH PROTECTION ACT OF 1996
... | Newborns' and Mothers' Health Protection and Mental Health Parity Implementation Amendments of 1996 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code (as amended by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996) with respect to group health plan requirements to: (1) provide standards for benefits to mothers and new... | Newborns' and Mothers' Health Protection and Mental Health Parity Implementation Amendments of 1996 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Truth in Accounting Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. PREPARATION OF NET PRESENT VALUE CALCULATION OF MAJOR FISCAL
EXPOSURES OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
(a) In General.--Section 331(e) of title 31, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end ... | Truth in Accounting Act of 2007 - Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to include in the audited financial statement of executive branch accounts of the previous year a calculation of the net present value of the overall fiscal exposures of the U.S. government.
Requires such financial statement to include a program-... | To amend title 31, United States Code, to require certain additional calculations to be included in the annual financial statement submitted under section 331(e) of that title, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Accountability and
Institutional Reform in Education Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) the Federal Government is reducing spending in all
areas, including postsecondary education;
(2)... | Federal Accountability and Institutional Reform in Education Act of 1995 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to revise the accountability provisions and reform certain programs of such Act.
(Sec. 3) Revises provisions for student loan cohort default management. Requires proof that the institution was cont... | Federal Accountability and Institutional Reform in Education Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Environmentally Advanced
Technologies Research and Development Act''.
SECTION 2. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR TECHNOLOGY ADAPTATION TO
PROMOTE EXPORTS.
(a) Establishment.--There is established a revolving fund to be
known as the Environm... | Environmentally Advanced Technologies Research and Development Act - Establishes the Environmental Technology Export Revolving Fund to provide financial assistance for the adaptation and demonstration of U.S. environmental technologies to enhance exports to major international markets. | Environmentally Advanced Technologies Research and Development Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Territorial Health Parity Act of
2009''.
SEC. 2. MEDICAID PAYMENT PARITY FOR THE TERRITORIES.
(a) Elimination of Funding Limitations for Puerto Rico, the Virgin
Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa.--
(1) In gener... | Territorial Health Parity Act of 2009 - Amends title XI of the Social Security Act (SSA) to sunset at the end of FY2009 the limitation on Medicaid payments to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa.
Amends SSA title XIX (Medicaid) to: (1) repeal, as of the end of FY2011... | To amend the Social Security Act to provide for payment parity for Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa under the Medicaid Program, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``National Parks
Capital Improvements Act of 2001''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
Sec. 3. Fundraising organizatio... | National Parks Capital Improvements Act of 2001 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to enter into a memorandum of agreement with an entity to act as an authorized fund raising organization for the benefit of the Grand Canyon National Park and any other national park designated by the Secretary that has an approv... | To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to set aside up to $2 per person from park entrance fees or assess up to $2 per person visiting the Grand Canyon National Park and certain other units of the National Park System to secure bonds for capital improvements to these parks, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. REDEPLOYMENT OF UNITED STATES FORCES FROM IRAQ.
(a) Redeployment of United States Forces From Iraq.--The President
shall complete the redeployment of United States forces from Iraq
within one year of the date of the enactment of this Act, in accordance
with a schedule negotiated with the Government o... | Directs the President to: (1) complete the redeployment of U.S. forces from Iraq within one year of enactment of this Act; (2) change U.S. military priorities in Iraq to the training of Iraqi security forces; (3) condition U.S. political, military, and economic assistance to Iraq upon Iraq's meeting specified benchmark... | A bill to provide a comprehensive strategy for stabilizing Iraq and redeploying United States troops from Iraq within one year. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Non-Homeland Security Mission
Performance Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Federal agencies included in the Department of Homeland
Security perform important non-... | Non-Homeland Security Mission Performance Act of 2003 - Requires the Under Secretary of each entity within the Department of Homeland Security that performs non-homeland security functions to report to the Secretary of Homeland Security and specified congressional committees on its performance of such functions, with a... | A bill to ensure the continuation of non-homeland security functions of Federal agencies transferred to the Department of Homeland Security. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Child Care Lending Pilot Act of
2003''.
SEC. 2. CHILD CARE LENDING PILOT PROGRAM.
(a) Loans Authorized.--Notwithstanding section 502(1) of the Small
Business Investment Act of 1958, the proceeds of any loan described in
section 502 of such Act may be ... | Child Care Lending Pilot Act of 2003 - Allows proceeds of loans made through the Small Business Administration (SBA) to local certified development companies for plant acquisition, construction, or expansion to be used to provide loans to small, nonprofit child care businesses, provided that: (1) the loan will be used ... | To amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to establish a pilot program for lending to small, nonprofit child care businesses. |
SECTION. 1. WORK INCENTIVES.
(a) Medicaid Benefits Continued for 36 Months for Families Becoming
Ineligible for AFDC Due to Excessive Income.--Section 402(a) of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 602(a)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (44);
(2) by striking th... | Amends part A (Aid to Families with Dependent Children) (AFDC) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSA) to: (1) provide for continuation of Medicaid (SSA title XIX) benefits for 36 months for families who become ineligible for AFDC due to excessive income; (2) increase the limit on resources used in determining a ... | To amend title IV of the Social Security Act to eliminate disincentives in the program of aid to families with dependent children that prevent recipients of such aid from working toward self-sufficiency. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``United States Immigration and
Customs Enforcement Authorization Act''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF UNITED STATES IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS
ENFORCEMENT.
(a) In General.--Section 442 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002
(6 U.S.C. 252) is amende... | Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 with respect to the establishment in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) of United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) (formerly the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement). | United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement Authorization Act |
SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF SMALL BUSINESS SAVINGS ACCOUNTS.
(a) In General.--Subpart A of part I of subchapter D of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after
section 408A the following new section:
``SEC. 408B. SMALL BUSINESS SAVINGS ACCOUNTS.
``(a) General Rule.--Except... | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for tax preferred Small Business Savings Accounts to pay for trade or business expenses, including operating capital, the purchase of equipment or facilities, marketing, training, incorporation, and accounting fees. Allows annual contributions to such accounts up to $10,000. ... | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a new Small Business Savings Account. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Windfall Profits Rebate Act of
2005''.
SEC. 2. WINDFALL PROFITS TAX.
(a) In General.--Subtitle E of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to alcohol, tobacco, and certain other excise taxes) is
amended by adding at the end thereof the following ... | Windfall Profits Rebate Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) impose an excise tax on oil companies for a percentage of the windfall profit from all barrels of taxable crude oil; (2) allow a tax deduction for the payment of any windfall profit tax; and (3) allow an income tax rebate for all taxpayers b... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a temporary windfall profit tax on crude oil and to rebate the tax collected back to the American consumer, and for other purposes. |
TITLE I--SHORT TITLE
This Act may be cited as the ``Rural and Remote Community Fairness
Act of 1998''.
TITLE II--RURAL AND REMOTE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANTS
The Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-
383) is amended by inserting at the end the following new title:
``... | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Short Title
Title II: Rural and Remote Community Development Block
Grants
Title III: Rural and Remote Community Electrification Grants
Title I: Short Title
- Rural and Remote Community Fairness Act of 1998.
Title II: Rural and Remote Community Development... | Rural and Remote Community Fairness Act of 1998 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Diabetes Screening and Medicaid
Savings Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENT OF DIABETES SCREENING AND TREATMENT UNDER MEDICAID.
(a) Diabetes Screening Tests for Adult Enrollees With Diabetes Risk
Factors.--Section 1905(a)(4) of the Social Security Act (... | Diabetes Screening and Medicaid Savings Act of 2007 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require states to provide diabetes screening tests under the Medicaid program for adult enrollees with diabetes risk factors.
Provides a comprehensive package for individuals with diabetes. | A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require States to provide diabetes screening tests under the Medicaid program for adult enrollees with diabetes risk factors, to ensure that States offer a comprehensive package of benefits under that program for individuals with diabetes, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Nuclear Threat
Reduction Act of 2001''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Purpose.
Sec. 3. Reduction in number of warheads in ars... | Nuclear Threat Reduction Act of 2001 - Repeals a provision of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 which provides funding limits for retirement or dismantlement of the B52H bomber, Trident submarines, and Minuteman III and Peacekeeper intercontinental ballistic missiles. Declares it to be U.S. po... | A bill to establish the policy of the United States for reducing the number of nuclear warheads in the United States and Russian arsenals, for reducing the number of nuclear weapons of those two nations that are on high alert, and for expanding and accelerating programs to prevent diversion and proliferation of Russian... |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Equitable Compensation for American
Victims of Torture Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. JUSTICE FOR VICTIMS OF TORTURE AND TERRORISM.
(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
(1) During the Gulf War against Iraq in 1991, Americans
ser... | Equitable Compensation for American Victims of Torture Act of 2009 - Terminates the authority of the President to grant the government of Iraq immunity from actions by victims of terrorism seeking compensation for injuries caused by officials, employees, or agents of the government of Iraq during the 1991 Gulf War when... | To provide for the settlement of certain claims against Iraq by victims of torture and terrorism. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``United States Optimal Use of Trade
to Develop Outerwear and Outdoor Recreation Act'' or the ``U.S. OUTDOOR
Act''.
SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF DUTIES ON RECREATIONAL PERFORMANCE OUTERWEAR.
(a) In General.--Each subheading of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule
o... | United States Optimal Use of Trade to Develop Outerwear and Outdoor Recreation Act or the U.S. OUTDOOR Act This bill amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to provide for the duty-free treatment of certain recreational performance outerwear. The bill establishes the Sustainable Textile and Apparel ... | United States Optimal Use of Trade to Develop Outerwear and Outdoor Recreation Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Financing Advanced and
Superconducting Transmission Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. 5-YEAR DEPRECIATION FOR ADVANCED ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION
PROPERTY.
(a) In General.--Subparagraph (B) of section 168(e)(3) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (defi... | Financing Advanced and Superconducting Transmission Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow: (1) accelerated depreciation of qualified advanced electric transmission property placed in service before January 1, 2017; and (2) an energy tax credit for investment in qualified high efficiency transmission p... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage investment in electric transmission technologies that improve the efficiency of power delivery. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Home Improvements Revitalize the
Economy Act of 2009'' or the ``HIRE Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) the home furnishing and building products market lost
$67 billion in direct economic value from 2007... | Home Improvements Revitalize the Economy Act of 2009 or the HIRE Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow: (1) an income-based tax deduction (up to $2,000) for the purchase of residential building products and furnishings (up to $4,000 for products and furnishings that meet specified environmental standa... | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage individuals to purchase building products and home furnishings, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``21st Century American Service Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
Section 2 of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42
U.S.C. 12501) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following:
``(7) The nu... | 21st Century American Service Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income any AmeriCorps educational awards provided under the National and Community Service Act of 1990. The bill establishes within the Corporation for National and Community Service the 21st Century National Service Prog... | 21st Century American Service Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Hospital Outpatient Payment
Equality (HOPE) Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. REFINEMENTS TO MEDICARE PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT SYSTEM FOR
OUTPATIENT HOSPITAL SERVICES.
(a) Special Payment Adjustment for Certain Visits.--Section 1833(t)
of the S... | Amends the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 to establish a temporary limitation on reductions in Federal payments for covered outpatient hospital services.
Provides for the retroactivity of certain portions of this Act. | Medicare Hospital Outpatient Payment Equality (HOPE) Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``FHA Modernization Act''.
SEC. 2. FHA COMPUTER SYSTEM.
(a) Selection.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development (in this Act referred to as the ``Secretary'')
shall select a computer system under this ... | FHA Modernization Act - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to: (1) select a computer system for use in administering the National Housing Act single family and multifamily housing mortgage insurance programs; (2) use the system to study the feasibility of private administration of such progra... | FHA Modernization Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Unredeemed U.S. Savings Bond Return
Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. PROGRAM TO REUNITE BONDHOLDERS WITH MATURED UNREDEEMED FEDERAL
SAVINGS BONDS.
(a) Owner Location and Claims.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date ... | Unredeemed U.S. Savings Bond Return Act of 2006 - Instructs the Secretary of the Treasury to prescribe regulations authorizing states to enter into owner location and claims agreements with the Secretary in order to: (1) locate owners of specified unredeemed savings bonds; (2) identify such owners; and (3) process and ... | To establish a program to reunite bondholders with matured unredeemed Federal savings bonds. |
SECTION 1. INSTITUTION FINANCIAL AID OFFER FORM REQUIREMENTS.
Title I of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``PART E--INSTITUTION FINANCIAL AID OFFER FORM REQUIREMENTS
``SEC. 151. DEFINITIONS.
``In this part:
``(1) Adeq... | Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to: (1) prepare a report for specified congressional committees on the adequacy of the financial aid offer forms issued by federally-assisted institutions of higher education (IHEs); and (2) develop model financial aid offer formats based on t... | A bill to amend title I of the Higher Education Act of 1965 regarding institution financial aid offer form requirements. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Climate Change Tax Amendments of
1999''.
SEC. 2. PERMANENT TAX CREDIT FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT REGARDING
GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTION.
(a) In General.--Section 41(h) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to termination) is amend... | Includes as part of the investment tax credit the reduced greenhouse gas emissions facilities credit and makes such credit the applicable percentage of qualified investment in a reduced greenhouse gas emissions facility for a taxable year. Allows such credit to be increased by the aggregate of each qualified progress (... | Climate Change Tax Amendments of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Credit Union Small Business Jobs
Creation Act''.
SEC. 2. LIMITS ON MEMBER BUSINESS LOANS.
(a) Revised Limitation and Criteria.--Effective 6 months after the
date of enactment of this Act, section 107A(a) of the Federal Credit
Union Act (12 U.S.C. 1757... | Credit Union Small Business Jobs Creation Act Amends the Federal Credit Union Act to prohibit an insured credit union from making any member business loan that would result in the total amount of such loans outstanding at that credit union at any one time exceeding either: (1) 1.75 times the actual net worth of the ... | Credit Union Small Business Jobs Creation Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Americans in
Uniform Act of 2005''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings.
Sec. 3. Establishment of evaluation factor... | Americans in Uniform Act of 2005 - Requires the Department of Defense (DOD), in awarding any contract for the procurement of goods and services, to use as an evaluation factor whether entities intend to carry out the contract using employees or individual subcontractors who are members of the Selected Reserve. Requires... | To improve benefits for members of the National Guard and Reserve to recognize their service to the United States and to encourage the recruitment and retention of National Guard and Reserve personnel, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``King Cove All-Weather Road Corridor
Act''.
SEC. 2. IZEMBEK NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE LAND CONVEYANCE.
Title VI of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (Public
Law 111-11; 123 Stat. 1178) is amended by striking subtitle E and
inserting the fol... | King Cove All-Weather Road Corridor Act - Amends the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the state of Alaska federal land within the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge and on Sitkinak Island for the purpose of constructing a single-lane gravel road between the c... | King Cove All-Weather Road Corridor Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Innovation Inspiration School Grant
Program Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) According to the National Science Board's 2010 Science
and Engineering Indicators, only 5 percent of American college
... | Innovation Inspiration School Grant Program Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award competitive matching grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) to: (1) promote science, technology, engineering (including robotics), and mathematics (STEM) in secondary schools; (2) support the participation of secondary... | Innovation Inspiration School Grant Program Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Lebanon Independence Restoration Act
of 1999''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The people of Lebanon have a rich, proud, and honorable
history dating from biblical times to the present, and Lebanon ... | Withdraws nondiscriminatory (most-favored- nation) treatment from the products of Syria and Lebanon. Authorizes the President to restore nondiscriminatory treatment of the products of: (1) Lebanon after certifying to Congress that the Syrian military, security, and intelligence forces and their proxies there have compl... | Lebanon Independence Restoration Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Kids, Homes, and Grandparents Act of
1996''.
SEC. 2. CHILD TAX CREDIT.
(a) In General.--Subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to nonrefundable
personal credits) is amended by inserting after s... | Kids, Homes, and Grandparents Act of 1996 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for: (1) a tax credit for each qualifying child; (2) a tax deduction for taxpayers with whom a parent or grandparent resides; (3) a reduction in the capital gains rate applied to qualified principal residence gain; and (4) an index... | Kids, Homes, and Grandparents Act of 1996 |
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Relations between the United States and Taiwan are
governed by the Taiwan Relations Act (22 U.S.C. 3301 et seq.;
Public Law 96-8), three joint communiques, and the Six
Assurances.
(2) The Taiwan Relations Act ... | Directs the Secretary of State, not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act and not later than 120 days thereafter, to provide detailed briefings to Congress respecting: (1) any discussions conducted between any executive branch agency and the government of Taiwan during a covered period (as defined ... | To require the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, to provide detailed briefings to Congress on any recent discussions conducted between United States Government and the Government of Taiwan and any potential transfer of defense articles or defense services to the Government of Taiwan. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Tax Cuts for All
Americans Act''.
(b) Section 15 Not To Apply.--No amendment made by section 2 shall
be treated as a change in a rate of tax for purposes of section 15 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
SEC. 2. 10 PERCENT REDUCTION... | Tax Cuts for All Americans Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to reduce individual income tax rates by ten percent. | Tax Cuts for All Americans Act |
SECTION. 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Securities Private Enforcement
Reform Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) excessive securities litigation is a serious burden on
the national economy, diverting limited capital resources to
less producti... | Securities Private Enforcement Reform Act - Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to declare that a defendant may be liable jointly and severally for damages in an implied private action only if the trier of fact specifically determines that the defendant knowingly engaged in securities fraud. Sets forth a liabil... | Securities Private Enforcement Reform Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Black Canyon National Park and
Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area Act of 1999''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Monument was
established for the preservation of its spectacul... | Black Canyon National Park and Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area Act of 1999 - Establishes the Black Canyon National Park in Colorado. Terminates the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Monument and incorporates all land and interests therein as part of the Park.
Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to ... | Black Canyon National Park and Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area Act of 1999 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans' Memorial Preservation and
Recognition Act of 2003''.
SEC. 2. CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR DESTRUCTION OF VETERANS' MEMORIALS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 65 of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 1369. D... | Veterans' Memorial Preservation and Recognition Act of 2003 -Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit willfully desecrating a monument on public property commemorating the service of any person in the U.S. armed forces where: (1) the defendant travels in, or uses an instrumentality of, interstate or foreign commerc... | To further the protection and recognition of veterans' memorials, to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for grants to repair veterans memorials, and for other purposes. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Park Enhancement and
Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The National Park Service has insufficient funds for
the operation, maintenance, and rehabilitation of certain units
of... | National Park Enhancement and Protection Act - Requires the Secretary of the Interior, under specified conditions and after reviewing and determining that certain National Historical Park structures and lands are secondary structures and surplus lands, to allow private acquisition or use of the structures and lands.
R... | National Park Enhancement and Protection Act |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Aviation Enhancement Act of 1993''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds and declares that--
(1) the United States commercial airline industry is
currently suffering severe financial distress;
(2) sustained record losses and ... | Aviation Enhancement Act of 1993 - Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to authorize the Secretary of Transportation (Secretary) to guarantee loans to eligible air carriers for financing the acquisition of new Stage three aircraft. Authorizes the Secretary to guarantee such loans to air carriers that own aging airc... | Aviation Enhancement Act of 1993 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Capitol Visitor Center Authorization
Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER.
(a) In General.--The Architect of the Capitol, under the direction
of the United States Capitol Preservation Commission, is authorized--
(1... | Capitol Visitor Center Authorization Act of 1995 - Authorizes the Architect of the Capitol (AOC), under the direction of the U.S. Capitol Preservation Commission, to: (1) plan, construct, equip, administer, and maintain a Capitol Visitor Center under the East Plaza of the Capitol; and (2) reconstruct the environs of t... | Capitol Visitor Center Authorization Act of 1995 |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Violent Crime Prevention and
Enforcement Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. GRADUATED PENALTIES FOR CIVIL VIOLATIONS BY FEDERAL FIREARMS
LICENSEES.
(a) In General.--Section 923(e) of title 18, United States Code, is
amended to read as follows:
`... | Violent Crime Prevention and Enforcement Act of 2007 - Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) authorize the Attorney General to impose civil fines on firearms licensees who willfully violate federal firearms laws; (2) increase criminal penalties for transferring firearms for use in crimes of violence or drug traffick... | To provide law enforcement critical tools and resources for preventing and enforcing violent crime. |
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Congressional
Pension Integrity Act of 1996''.
(b) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) Members of Congress pledge to uphold the Constitution
and the laws of the United States;
(2) Members o... | Congressional Pension Integrity Act of 1996 - Amends Federal law to deny annuity or retirement pay to an individual convicted on or after the enactment of this Act of a felony or a crime under State or Federal law that results from conduct directly related to the performance of the individual's official duties as a Mem... | Congressional Pension Integrity Act of 1996 |
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